Kidney Friends

April 1, 2009 (Nashville, Tennessee) — Lanthanum carbonate reduced mortality in patients with stage?5 chronic kidney disease (CKD) and had no negative effect on vitamin?D levels in patients with stage?3 or 4 CKD, according to studies presented here at the National Kidney Foundation 2009 Spring Clinical Meetings.

Prospective-outcomes studies of lanthanum carbonate in stage?5 CKD patients have not yet been conducted, but investigators performed a post hoc analysis of an earlier safety study under guidance from regulatory authorities.

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April 1, 2009 (Nashville, Tennessee) — A structured chronic kidney disease (CKD) program prior to beginning dialysis leads to better patient outcomes while on dialysis, according to a study presented here at the National Kidney Foundation 2009 Spring Clinical Meetings.

The retrospective study identified 172 patients from a CKD clinic run by St. John Hospital and Medical Center, in Detroit, Michigan, who subsequently developed end-stage renal disease and enrolled in a dialysis program, said lead author Joel M. Topf, MD. Entry criteria were no previous or intervening dialysis.

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March 30, 2009 (Nashville, Tennessee) — Add chronic kidney disease (CKD) to the list of diseases accelerated by hepatitis?C virus (HCV) comorbidity, according to a study presented here at the National Kidney Foundation 2009 Spring Clinical Meetings.

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